The panel will review approaches that can combat fare evasion with a focus on three key areas: education, equity and enforcement.
The goal is to hit the reset button on how we approach fare evasion at the MTA and across government.” That’s why I am convening a panel of distinguished New Yorkers to take a deep dive into the issue. Fare evasion is a problem we need to solve together. “What hardworking, fare paying New Yorkers tell us, in a word, is that seeing fare evasion makes them feel like suckers. “Our New York sense of fairness and community is violated when rule-abiding, honest folks – people who tap or swipe because they know it’s the right thing to do, even if it’s a stretch economically – see others dodging the fare,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. Fare evasion on bridge and tunnel crossings has also become an issue with an increase in fake and obscured license plates designed to evade tolling cameras.
On buses, approximately 1 out of every 3 bus riders evades the fare. In recent years, fare evasion has nearly tripled on the subway from about three percent to more than 12 percent. The panel will also look at how technological, design and personnel solutions can help limit fare evasion.įarebox and toll revenue account for 50 percent of the MTA’s operating budget. Members of the “Fareness” panel will focus on innovative approaches to encourage fare payment through education, equity and enforcement. A blue-ribbon panel was created by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA that will develop fresh approaches to reducing fare evasion across the entire MTA system of subways, buses, commuter rails, bridges and tunnels.
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